4244…Blockbuster News
Actually it is news from Blockbuster. They are offering me 30 days of free movies. That’s the good news. The bad news is they are all VHS and the newest…
February 2012
Wankers of the Week: Ceiling Vic is watching you masturbate
Crappy weekend, everyone! Have you all enjoyed your week-that-was? NO? What a surprise. I couldn’t either, what with all these wankers breathing down my neck (or DSL line, same difference).…
What Does Autism Awareness Mean As The Great DSM-5 Autism Do-Over Approaches?
What exactly is Autism Awareness and what does it accomplish? Can anyone, Autism Speaks, or any other autism organization, say with a straight face that they are promoting autism awareness…
The send-packs-of-lawyers strategy
The Heartland Institute is obviously not happy about those leaked documents. In fact they are so unhappy that they have threatened to sue anyone who has dared comment on the…
"No one expects a cabinet minister to know every single line of a piece of legislation,
but it is certainly alarming that the Minister of Public Safety was completely ignorant to an issue of fundamental freedom as serious as authorizing warrantless searches. This should never have…
A friendly reminder
Some people who should know better are suggesting that universal media condemnation (as opposed to public involvement on social media) should be seen as the main factor in getting the…
Why Vic Toews Should Resign Immediately
Well I see that Vic Toews has abandoned his scary role in Vic Toews and the Zombie Internet Eaters, for an even scarier role as Captain Queeg. Dear Constituents,Over the…
The Hidden Implications of Lawful Access
With a petition of 100,000 signatures, the overwhelming momentum of OpenMedia.ca’s Stop Online Spying campaign has sent Public Safety Minster, Vic Toews, back to the legislative drawing board. Toews’ Lawful…
Saturday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading. – No, it isn’t much surprise that poll respondents may think we’ve moved to the right as a country: after all, Con propaganda (largely…
Well, That Explains It: Vic Toews Can’t Read
I suppose it doesn’t surprise me that the responsibilities of a Cabinet minister in the Harper Regime do not include reading your own bill before introducing it in Parliament. In…
Mostly competent government
How can tabling legislation in the House of Commons without knowing what it actually says be considered competence? Public Safety Minister Vic Toews says he is surprised to learn that…
QOTD: On civil service
Hamutal Dotan, writing at Torontist about municipal politics, gives us a concise paragraph that’s as appropriate in the context of what we’ve seen from the Harper Government™ as it is…
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews Now Says That He Is ‘Surprised By Content’ Of His Own Bill
Huh?! In a complete reversal, the Conservative Cabinet Minister who introduced ‘police state’ style legislation now says he is surprised by the content of his own Bill. “Public Safety Minister…
Conservatives to send blank bill to Committee
(Ottawa, February 18) DawgNews has learned that new omnibus legislation, provisionally entitled “The No More Hidden Agenda Act” is being sent directly to Committee before second reading. C-1A consists of…
“We’ll make a victim of you all over again” The case of Mark Archibald
Former Prairie Bible Institute grad Mark Archibald was sentenced to house arrest for a year on Friday after pleading guilty to indecent sexual assault. Six months concurrent, the last 6…
Vic Toews: The Big Brother sings
He will be watching you!
things i heard at the library: an occasional series: # 3
“What are you doing?” “Putting books away.” “Why are you doing that?” “So people can find them later.” “Do you have any books about fishing?” “Books on fishing… let’s see.…
Sean Casey on FAQMP – Monday night
If you’ve not seen the show FAQMP, it’s on ichannel, which you can watch on TV if you get it, or online. They interview MP’s, and folk send in video…